Samuel Russell

Samuel Russell
Samuel Russell
Born	August 25, 1789; Middletown, Connecticut, U.S.
Died	May 5, 1862 (aged 72); Middletown, Connecticut, U.S.
Known for	Founder of Russell & Company
Spouses	Mary Cotton Osborne (m. 1815; died 1819); Frances Ann Osborne (m. 1825);
Children	George Osborne Russell; John Augustus Russell; Samuel Wadsworth Russell;
Relatives	William Huntington Russell (cousin)

Samuel Russell (August 25, 1789 – May 5, 1862), was an American entrepreneur and trader, and founder of Russell & Company, the largest and most important American trading house in China from 1842 to its closing in 1891.

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